Told them
it
looked
hungry
but they
wouldn’t listen
wouldn’t
believe
walked
carefree
past it
day in and
day out.
Just an
inanimate
pile
of junk.
And when it
took them
one
afternoon
chewed
them up
and
swallowed them
down
I left a
note
for the
caretaker:
the machine
has already
eaten.
(Originally appeared in Dark Edifice)
